Suspension fork upgrade 24 inch bike
Discussion
My daughter has recently got into riding her bike and expressed an interest in mountain biking (something I do). I was looking at getting her a second hand bike that she could use and see how she got on. However, her grandparents kindly bought her a brand new Kuda Kinetic 24 and my daughter loves it.
Problem is its a pretty basic spec and it's not exactly light, despite having an Aluminium frame. Ideally I would have bought something lighter with a better spec, so instead I'm looking at some simple upgrades. Lighter handlebars, stem, seatpost etc are all pretty easy but having a bit of a dilemma with the forks.
She loves the idea of suspension forks but the ones fitted are terrible, very heavy and don't really work. One option would be to get a rigid fork, but I'd like to find a better, lighter suspension fork. It needs to be compatible with a 24 inch wheel and V-brakes but I'm struggling to find one.
Hoping someone on here might have some suggestions, cheers
https://www.leisureoutlet.com/143076-cuda-24-girls...
Problem is its a pretty basic spec and it's not exactly light, despite having an Aluminium frame. Ideally I would have bought something lighter with a better spec, so instead I'm looking at some simple upgrades. Lighter handlebars, stem, seatpost etc are all pretty easy but having a bit of a dilemma with the forks.
She loves the idea of suspension forks but the ones fitted are terrible, very heavy and don't really work. One option would be to get a rigid fork, but I'd like to find a better, lighter suspension fork. It needs to be compatible with a 24 inch wheel and V-brakes but I'm struggling to find one.
Hoping someone on here might have some suggestions, cheers
https://www.leisureoutlet.com/143076-cuda-24-girls...
RST do some air sprung 24" forks (First 24 or CAPA range) but you're looking at around £200 if you can find one. I found some on ebay.
Although they probably work better than whats on there they're also not especially light as they're basically the same as an adult sized fork minus a couple of inches of alloy tube. Decent adult forks are more like £400+ so you;re still very much budget end of the market.
Although they probably work better than whats on there they're also not especially light as they're basically the same as an adult sized fork minus a couple of inches of alloy tube. Decent adult forks are more like £400+ so you;re still very much budget end of the market.
lufbramatt said:
RST do some air sprung 24" forks (First 24 or CAPA range) but you're looking at around £200 if you can find one. I found some on ebay.
Although they probably work better than whats on there they're also not especially light as they're basically the same as an adult sized fork minus a couple of inches of alloy tube. Decent adult forks are more like £400+ so you;re still very much budget end of the market.
As long as they are the same weight or a little lighter, but actually work, I'd consider themAlthough they probably work better than whats on there they're also not especially light as they're basically the same as an adult sized fork minus a couple of inches of alloy tube. Decent adult forks are more like £400+ so you;re still very much budget end of the market.
If you can find a second hand front 24" wheel with a disk hub, you could get a second hand 26" spec 100mm Reba for not much. You'd need a second hand / or cheap front disc as well.
I built a 24" full sus for my lad about 7 years ago using a knackered old 4x frame and second hand bits from pink bike.
Vid of it here - quick slo-mo as I was dialling in the suspension.
https://youtube.com/shorts/VJ_JDmLvlUw?si=H7vO2E8h...
I built a 24" full sus for my lad about 7 years ago using a knackered old 4x frame and second hand bits from pink bike.
Vid of it here - quick slo-mo as I was dialling in the suspension.
https://youtube.com/shorts/VJ_JDmLvlUw?si=H7vO2E8h...
TGCOTF-dewey said:
If you can find a second hand front 24" wheel with a disk hub, you could get a second hand 26" spec 100mm Reba for not much. You'd need a second hand / or cheap front disc as well.
I built a 24" full sus for my lad about 7 years ago using a knackered old 4x frame and second hand bits from pink bike.
Vid of it here - quick slo-mo as I was dialling in the suspension.
https://youtube.com/shorts/VJ_JDmLvlUw?si=H7vO2E8h...
Been considering this too, I've also seen V-brake extenders, but can't seem to find reducers, if such a thing existsI built a 24" full sus for my lad about 7 years ago using a knackered old 4x frame and second hand bits from pink bike.
Vid of it here - quick slo-mo as I was dialling in the suspension.
https://youtube.com/shorts/VJ_JDmLvlUw?si=H7vO2E8h...
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